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>> the nfl issued a statement which says in part, quote, the nfl both directly and in partner ship with ih, centers for disease control and other leading organizations is committed to supporting a wide range of independent medical and scientific research that will both address cte and promote the long-term health and safety of athletes at all levels we have work to do. they went on to say, and we're doing it. >>> the nfl is being sued by the families of other former players, including dave duerson and ray ester ling, both of whom committed suicide after their nfl careers. and the whole question of how well the nfl, teams and coaches, looks after the health of players, brought into sharp vision this weekend after rg3, re-injurying a knee and question weather he should have been playing at all. >> shepard: a lot to be said about that. thanks very much. we'll be right back. >> shepard: we weren't able to get to the story on
>> the nfl issued a statement which says in part, quote, the nfl both directly and in partner ship with ih, centers for disease control and other leading organizations is committed to supporting a wide range of independent medical and scientific research that will both address cte and promote the long-term health and safety of athletes at all levels we have work to do. they went on to say, and we're doing it. >>> the nfl is being sued by the families of other former players,...
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i asked nfl players this question all the time. i always ask them do you want your own son playing football. i'll tell you something. some say yes some say no, but they all think about it. they all pause and really think about it. more often than not they say i guess i'm playing football so my kids don't have to. >> cenk: wow that's really interesting. dave, i love football, i love watching football. my guess is you love watching football so are we also culpable? what are we supposed to do about it? >> i think you have to look at professional football like any unsafe industry in the united states and we should want nfl players to have the best possible health care, the best possible protections that they could possibly have. i mean, just because the sport is unsafe doesn't mean we should just throw our hands up and say i guess it's just unsafe at any speed. there are ways it can be made more safe. after the findings came out about junior having c.t.e., the national football players association put out a very aggressive statement ev
i asked nfl players this question all the time. i always ask them do you want your own son playing football. i'll tell you something. some say yes some say no, but they all think about it. they all pause and really think about it. more often than not they say i guess i'm playing football so my kids don't have to. >> cenk: wow that's really interesting. dave, i love football, i love watching football. my guess is you love watching football so are we also culpable? what are we supposed to...
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nfl revenues last year, $9.5 billion. the average team value is about $1 billion. $30 billion in tv deals, paul. so how much could this cost them? i mean, it seems like they have plenty, but do they? >> well, i'll compare it to what happens in court now. brain damaged baby cases are the most expensive cases, $20 million per baby, they can go in places like new york and the bigger states. a case like this, where you're dealing with an adult football player, you might be talking in the range of $5 million to $10 million, if you had a provable brain injury that you could link to playing football, playing professional football. so you run the numbers out on that, it's $10 billion to $20 billion in settlements, if all 2,000 players, who have currently gotten involved in the litigation, won. so we're talking big numbers. >> and there could be more that would come out, and i'm certain in that kind of a situation, there probably would be. coy, let me ask you this, lacking back, given that you don't know what could happen to you,
nfl revenues last year, $9.5 billion. the average team value is about $1 billion. $30 billion in tv deals, paul. so how much could this cost them? i mean, it seems like they have plenty, but do they? >> well, i'll compare it to what happens in court now. brain damaged baby cases are the most expensive cases, $20 million per baby, they can go in places like new york and the bigger states. a case like this, where you're dealing with an adult football player, you might be talking in the...
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autopsies revealed similar brain damage to two former nfl players who committed suicide. >>> the nfl is currently facing a lawsuit from more than 2,000 former placer who withheld information about head traumas. >>> the heat taking on the trail blazer in portland. dwyane wade goes long. wasn't exactly a signature dunk by lebron, but we'll take it. that's heat up by 12. blazers come all the way back. matthews, the three. that puts them up by one. the final seconds, is it wade? is it going to be lebron? no, chalmers with the final shot. almost made it. not exactly probably how they drew it up. the blazers win 92-90, snapping lebron's streak of 54 straight games with at least 20 points. it appears the heat may have caught something from the lakers. the heat have lost five of their last eight. >>> on the college court now. van bderbilt taking on kentucky. the vanderbilt coach thinks it's a shot clock violation. you be the judge. there's the ball. shot clock, it was way expired. you can see it over there on the bottom right where it goes to zero. i don't know why the back board didn't ligh
autopsies revealed similar brain damage to two former nfl players who committed suicide. >>> the nfl is currently facing a lawsuit from more than 2,000 former placer who withheld information about head traumas. >>> the heat taking on the trail blazer in portland. dwyane wade goes long. wasn't exactly a signature dunk by lebron, but we'll take it. that's heat up by 12. blazers come all the way back. matthews, the three. that puts them up by one. the final seconds, is it wade?...
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we meet the nfl requirements of temperature. we are above that, so we are in great shape on that front. >> so be it. whatever. >> i don't think it is going to rain. >> any questions? >> we can have two weeks leading up to the event. what sort of things will be part of the overall. >> i have been told by the nfl the past super bowls -- jed can speak to this as well, there's over 200 events and parties, opportunities for us to highlight the best of this region. we don't have the details, looking at february 2016 if we are fortunate enough to win this bid. but there is a lot of different events that go on. every restaurant will be full. all hotel also be full. event spaces will be full from san jose to santa clara, san francisco and i have started talking to people in napa and sonoma. they are excited to be as well. >>> we said earlier super bowl 50 is very special. the nfl has been playing games in other countries for the sport. san francisco is an inter national city so we will probably have additional events that no one's though
we meet the nfl requirements of temperature. we are above that, so we are in great shape on that front. >> so be it. whatever. >> i don't think it is going to rain. >> any questions? >> we can have two weeks leading up to the event. what sort of things will be part of the overall. >> i have been told by the nfl the past super bowls -- jed can speak to this as well, there's over 200 events and parties, opportunities for us to highlight the best of this region. we...
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cte is a dangerous disease affecting nfl players. every year players get bigger, they get faster, they hit harder and their equipment, their technology and equipment is hard to keep pace with the game. the nfl needs to take meaningful action to prevent cte in its players. junior seau had a terrific career and will go down as one of the greatest linebackers of all time. it's important we learn from his death to prevent further tragedies in the future. tonight in our survey i asked you, would you send your kids to school with armed teachers? 12% of you say yes. 88% of you say no. coming up, the oscar nominations are out, and controversy is abound. film critic david edelstein joins me. stay with us. [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine yo
cte is a dangerous disease affecting nfl players. every year players get bigger, they get faster, they hit harder and their equipment, their technology and equipment is hard to keep pace with the game. the nfl needs to take meaningful action to prevent cte in its players. junior seau had a terrific career and will go down as one of the greatest linebackers of all time. it's important we learn from his death to prevent further tragedies in the future. tonight in our survey i asked you, would you...
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hard knock are a mainly part of the nfl. part of the reason it's america most popular sport. >> if you add up all the days of practice. training camp. games. that's a lot of hits. >>reporter: but recently the league has come under fire. more than 4000 former players have sued the league in a landmark class action lawsuit. they claim the nfl misled them for decades on the risk of brain injury. >> there's just no focus on the most important part of your body. which is your brain. >>reporter: the league insist it made players safety a top priority. the family says they ups that violence is part of football. and while the hits make the highlight reel. >> not worth it for me to in the have a dad. >>reporter: the nfl said today the findings on junior brain underscore the need for more research on concussion related injuries. karen, abc news, washington. >>> to the another sport. major league baseball will begin blood testing the players this season for human growth hormone. timing of the decision certainly interesting coming one d
hard knock are a mainly part of the nfl. part of the reason it's america most popular sport. >> if you add up all the days of practice. training camp. games. that's a lot of hits. >>reporter: but recently the league has come under fire. more than 4000 former players have sued the league in a landmark class action lawsuit. they claim the nfl misled them for decades on the risk of brain injury. >> there's just no focus on the most important part of your body. which is your...
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24-year-old has rushed for more than 1600 yards and scored more than a dozen touchdowns in his first nfl season. if the redskins win it this weekend, he is going to have to play big. >> i think the redskins are going to do what they do every week. they will show up and rushed for 160, 170 yards. >> every time he scored a touchdown this season, he did his signature move, mimicking a baseball player hitting a home run. he met the ball club this summer when they came to ashburn. he immediately became one of the biggest fans, even checking out a game during his break from football. >> great that he did that for us. >> he promised that he would shout them out with every touchdown. >> i'm like, i kind of like that. >> everyone is hoping for a big win. jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> some of the redskins' biggest little fans are showing their support this noon. >> ♪ hailed to the redskins ♪ >> all right, some of the burgundy and gold's youngest fanatics. we would love to hear your version of the fight song, so send us a short video or link to a youtube clip at wjla.com. well done. tonight yo
24-year-old has rushed for more than 1600 yards and scored more than a dozen touchdowns in his first nfl season. if the redskins win it this weekend, he is going to have to play big. >> i think the redskins are going to do what they do every week. they will show up and rushed for 160, 170 yards. >> every time he scored a touchdown this season, he did his signature move, mimicking a baseball player hitting a home run. he met the ball club this summer when they came to ashburn. he...
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doctors determined he had cte. >> it's a new era for the nfl. player safety is a top concern. that's why they've changed the rules about helmet to helmet contact. we're in a new era where we're learning the effects of these hits on their bodies. >>> still ahead, let's lighten the mood a little bit here. time to raise a glass for a good cause. >> we will introduce you to a new beer and you'll want to toast the guys brewing it. you're watching "world news now." ♪ >>> what is a better way to spend this weekend than drinking, but for a great cause. >> for a great cause. is there any other reason to make this one our favorite story of the day? believe it or not, there is. there's some breweries that are creating a new beer and the proceeds go to survivors of super storm sandy. here's wabc's kristen thorn. >> reporter: it's not too often you can say that you're drinking beer for charity. but now you can. it's called surge protector, sandy relief ale. >> it's a true collaboration. >> reporter: eight breweries came together and created the ipa with one goal -- to raise money for tho
doctors determined he had cte. >> it's a new era for the nfl. player safety is a top concern. that's why they've changed the rules about helmet to helmet contact. we're in a new era where we're learning the effects of these hits on their bodies. >>> still ahead, let's lighten the mood a little bit here. time to raise a glass for a good cause. >> we will introduce you to a new beer and you'll want to toast the guys brewing it. you're watching "world news now." ♪...
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he joins us from houston much not form former nfl players have turned surgeons. i'm sure that's a small fraternity. >> i'm not sure anyone that played a full career and went back to misdemeanor school. no doubt a small fraternity. >> i was watching old video. you look great. >> a little more gray. a little mohr gray. >> we heard that robert was back on the field practices four months after surgery that you performed back in 2009, but that surgery was a little different than this time around, right? inch no doubt. this time he tore his lateral/collateral, and tore his acl as well. he couldn't be in better hands. he repaired the lateral/collateral, and reconstructed the acl. the one thing that makes is more painful is he took the graft from his good knee, he uninjured knee, but it's the best way to make an acl, and then a piece of bone from your shin to reconstruct the acl. with the revision/reconstruction, i would expect him to recover in 6 to 8 months. i honestly think that, knowing his work ethic, and the kind of athlete hi is and condition he's in, i would expe
he joins us from houston much not form former nfl players have turned surgeons. i'm sure that's a small fraternity. >> i'm not sure anyone that played a full career and went back to misdemeanor school. no doubt a small fraternity. >> i was watching old video. you look great. >> a little more gray. a little mohr gray. >> we heard that robert was back on the field practices four months after surgery that you performed back in 2009, but that surgery was a little different...
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despite missing a nfl high 13 field goals this season. >> okay, so only of us or most of us will be glued to the set watching the game. this is the bay area, so it would be that we are messing with our second screens, we have another way to follow the 49ers. welcome back, you were at ces in las vegas. >> by second screens we are talking about the mobile devices. tablets, lab tops, phones, all fairly standard to stay in touch with our social network while watching the game. i want to talk about an app called talk. here is what it looks like, you choose the game, based on the area that you live in. so, for example, this is actually a different screen, but on my pad i have the app and it lets you choose by game, wherever you want to play and whichever you want to play on the football apps will have statistics and things. but unlike other apps this one will let you talk to the people in your social network using voice chat with up to four people at a time, the second screen item popular for sports fans. close to half of us are using mobile devices while we watch games. given the fact that tab
despite missing a nfl high 13 field goals this season. >> okay, so only of us or most of us will be glued to the set watching the game. this is the bay area, so it would be that we are messing with our second screens, we have another way to follow the 49ers. welcome back, you were at ces in las vegas. >> by second screens we are talking about the mobile devices. tablets, lab tops, phones, all fairly standard to stay in touch with our social network while watching the game. i want to...
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fiercest . >>> seau with the interception. >> with 12 pro balls and super bowl he was one of the nfl's fiercest linebackers but retirement was more punishing. he committed suicide at age of 43 two years after he left the game. tonight we have a better idea of why that might have happened, the findings are a frightening hit for anyone who plays football. >> reporter: junior seau was a tar linebacker for years. he shot himself last year. this was his mother louisa. >> i pray to god, please, take me, take me. leave my son. but it's too late. it's too late. >> reporter: seau's family donated his brawn for analysis because they say his suicide was linked to head injuries suffered on the field. the report identifies brain abnormalities. >> in some cases they have exhibited behaviors such as impulsivity, irritability, aggression, memory loss and suicidal thoughts. >> reporter: seau is the fifth player to commit suicide who was later found to have cte. 4,000 players have filed suit against the nfl for brain related injuries. the nfl has changed the rules to discourage blows to the head and has
fiercest . >>> seau with the interception. >> with 12 pro balls and super bowl he was one of the nfl's fiercest linebackers but retirement was more punishing. he committed suicide at age of 43 two years after he left the game. tonight we have a better idea of why that might have happened, the findings are a frightening hit for anyone who plays football. >> reporter: junior seau was a tar linebacker for years. he shot himself last year. this was his mother louisa. >> i...
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, santa clara, san jose, we want that effort to insight people to take this opportunity to join our nfl, join our 49ers, to join all of our sports crazy efforts and education efforts and all the things that we really reflect success in the san francisco bay area to join us in promoting this event and making sure that when we are ready to submit our bid to the nfl in may of next year that we will have created a community-based bay area wide effort to reflect on this wonderful opportunity. right now it is only an invitation but we will show this allows us to create the most collaborative efforts with segments of business education, bay area, the different mayors coming together, bringing us all together on this incredible opportunity. i have always thought that sports is an inspiration. i'm a big fan of 9ers, i know they will have an opportunity to win tonight. but it inspires us to think through what we can do together in collaboration. winning is certainly a great thing to have. but i think we win on many more fronts when we bring people together and focus on a larger goal, that winning
, santa clara, san jose, we want that effort to insight people to take this opportunity to join our nfl, join our 49ers, to join all of our sports crazy efforts and education efforts and all the things that we really reflect success in the san francisco bay area to join us in promoting this event and making sure that when we are ready to submit our bid to the nfl in may of next year that we will have created a community-based bay area wide effort to reflect on this wonderful opportunity. right...
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we have it tonight that nfl superstar junior seau had brain damage. and it's the kind linked to blow after blow to the head. tonight, the abc news/espn exclusive. did his life in football lead to his suicide? >>> wild planet. tonight, the whales take their first step in escaping their prison of ice. and we'll tell you about the massive red wave tearing across the water. what did it do to the people on shore? >>> and, surprises and snubs. oscar nominations are in, but we'll tell you what has hollywood buzzing tonight. >>> good evening. as we come on the air tonight, we are all anxious about every sneeze, every cough, every door handle as we confront an outbreak of flu coast to coast in this country. and it's not just the flu. another virus is on the move. i want to show you pictures that say everything. patients wearing masks. and also doctors wearing masks. abc's linsey davis spent the day at the hospital with the doctors on the front lines. >> reporter: all day long, dr. ron wall is rushing down the hall. a squirt of hand sanitizer, and he's off to b
we have it tonight that nfl superstar junior seau had brain damage. and it's the kind linked to blow after blow to the head. tonight, the abc news/espn exclusive. did his life in football lead to his suicide? >>> wild planet. tonight, the whales take their first step in escaping their prison of ice. and we'll tell you about the massive red wave tearing across the water. what did it do to the people on shore? >>> and, surprises and snubs. oscar nominations are in, but we'll...
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by this logo it says come on, let's show the nfl we are in this together that. is pretty much it. [applause] >> short and sweet. thank you, rich silverstein. listen, the ceo of the 9ers is here. obviously this is not happening if the 9ers
by this logo it says come on, let's show the nfl we are in this together that. is pretty much it. [applause] >> short and sweet. thank you, rich silverstein. listen, the ceo of the 9ers is here. obviously this is not happening if the 9ers
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call star-star nfl to download nfl mobile from verizon. >>> i went to a number of women's groups and said can you help us find folks and they bought us binders full of women. >> we don't have to order up binders to find qualified, talented, driven young women who can learn an excel in the fields right now. >> binders full of qualified women, as if my god they exist! >> i cannot think of a better person to continue tim's work at treasury than jack lew. chuck hagel for secretary of defense. john brennan for director of the central intelligence agency. america's next secretary of state, john kerry. >> i spent so much time making fun of republicans in terms of just the picture and the sub sense of women and -- absence of women and jewish people and blacks and hispanics has been unreal. i'll have to learn trying to explain why our picture as it relates to the president's cabinet looks the same. >> bret: he went on to say, charles rangel did, it is as embarrassing as hell about diversity and the new cabinet. what about this? back with the panel. mara? >> i think -- >> bret: a lot about not
call star-star nfl to download nfl mobile from verizon. >>> i went to a number of women's groups and said can you help us find folks and they bought us binders full of women. >> we don't have to order up binders to find qualified, talented, driven young women who can learn an excel in the fields right now. >> binders full of qualified women, as if my god they exist! >> i cannot think of a better person to continue tim's work at treasury than jack lew. chuck hagel for...
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the cities count on picking up a lost tourism money but the nfl is already talking about concessions such as maybe the city giving up a slice of sales tax revenue from hotels while preventing santa clara from charging sales tax which could mean millions less for the city. >> 49ers head coach harbaugh decided not to change kickers tomorrow night against green bay. harbaugh announced david akers will remain starting place kicker after a week of competition with the newly signed cundiff. he started with a bang nailing an nfl report tying 63-yarder in the opener against the packers but akers has struggled since. kickoff is tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. niners are showing off their team pride already, with one sent us this picture of the youngest niners fan passed on through the generations in the household. and another picture of two more young 49er fans, saying the family is so true to their team when she got her first puppy he was named niner. you can mail us at "you report" and well show as many as we can on the air. even the golden gate bridge toll kickers are jumping in. >> they are dressin
the cities count on picking up a lost tourism money but the nfl is already talking about concessions such as maybe the city giving up a slice of sales tax revenue from hotels while preventing santa clara from charging sales tax which could mean millions less for the city. >> 49ers head coach harbaugh decided not to change kickers tomorrow night against green bay. harbaugh announced david akers will remain starting place kicker after a week of competition with the newly signed cundiff. he...
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he contacted the nfl after getting death threats and closed the twitter account. he says no one is more disappointed in the season than he is. >> i am disappointed if myself. there is nothing i can do now. cannot go back in the past. try for get better and figure out why they are not going between the polls and find an answer. >> the 49ers brought in another kicker who could replace him in the playoffs. >> there will be a limited number of tickets available for the saturday playoff at candlest spik and you can get your hands on the tickets starting on monday, at 10:00 a.m. you can get tickets on ticket master or other fans through the nfl ticket exchange. they will be watching to see who they will play after the weekend first round of playoff games. >> if your job is stressful, think strongly of getting a new one unless you like it. >> we love it. more on that, and wall street's reaction to the jobs report in the bloomberg business report. >> good morning, december jobs report is out. it came out exactly as economists predicted. 155,000 jobs added in the united st
he contacted the nfl after getting death threats and closed the twitter account. he says no one is more disappointed in the season than he is. >> i am disappointed if myself. there is nothing i can do now. cannot go back in the past. try for get better and figure out why they are not going between the polls and find an answer. >> the 49ers brought in another kicker who could replace him in the playoffs. >> there will be a limited number of tickets available for the saturday...
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ended...of those 14 losses, 8 were by 6 pponts or more, and-3 thht gennrally will get youu fired in the nfl. 3 pt's time to announce our high school game of the week wwnner...brought tt you by varsityyssorts network dot com... city this week...for poly at edmondson in boys hoops...tune in tomorrow ight for the -3 highlights... 3that's all for sports unlimited...i'm bruce cunninghamm..tune in o fox45 porning news tomorrow -- starting at 5-am.goodnight. goodnight. -3 vr toxic waste green. that is disgusting. you know, revulsion has
ended...of those 14 losses, 8 were by 6 pponts or more, and-3 thht gennrally will get youu fired in the nfl. 3 pt's time to announce our high school game of the week wwnner...brought tt you by varsityyssorts network dot com... city this week...for poly at edmondson in boys hoops...tune in tomorrow ight for the -3 highlights... 3that's all for sports unlimited...i'm bruce cunninghamm..tune in o fox45 porning news tomorrow -- starting at 5-am.goodnight. goodnight. -3 vr toxic waste green. that is...
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he could be nfl bound. doesn't take long for the duck to get on board. thomas is just a blur. 94 yards. aloha. he. 2 point conversion makes it 8 nothing duck. what a game for marcus. threw for 2 touch did you understand. are than for another one here. 31-10. now the extra point was blocked. kansas state recovers. they rae treat into the end zone and then good did you know. which is a one point safety. you probably never have seen that before. will never see it again. there it is. duck roll 35-17. only loss this year came against stanford. still enjoying the rose bowl victory some members of the cardinal football team have decisions to make. stay in school or turn pro. tight end earth is on pace to graduate this spring. 6 foot 6 inch earth from mont vista hay school led the nation in rae exception with a tight end with 66 catches for 8:37 yards. had 11 catches in that great upset we know of oregon. mike talked with him about the upcoming decision which has to be made by january 15. >> yes winning the game and even the past two years with the fiesta orange
he could be nfl bound. doesn't take long for the duck to get on board. thomas is just a blur. 94 yards. aloha. he. 2 point conversion makes it 8 nothing duck. what a game for marcus. threw for 2 touch did you understand. are than for another one here. 31-10. now the extra point was blocked. kansas state recovers. they rae treat into the end zone and then good did you know. which is a one point safety. you probably never have seen that before. will never see it again. there it is. duck roll...
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. >> week 5 against atlanta the hit occurred around the nfl. griffin suffered a c concussion and left the gamed. itazed yes. unfazed? you better believe it.t. >> everybody knows i am a tough guy. i promised i would get up from hits like that and i did. >> the resilience iii got up and it was at fedex field the next week that h he turned in his signature play of 2012. >> it was all a blur. the tight end coach said he felt we run byim, it washat fast i don't know. >> everybody kept saying slide slide, slide, and then when we saw he had the ankle everybody was saying, keep goingkeep going! >> i tried to leaeave and they held me down. >> the nfl's brightest star it stole the show and a big owl but -- stole the show in the big apple the next week. two more losses followed and the redskins were veering off course. leave it to a 22-ar-old rookie to rally his team. >> it does not matr what it is, i will make sure that i continue to help my team win games. >> the redskins' return from the bye to face three nfc east opponents. all he did was turn in a tr
. >> week 5 against atlanta the hit occurred around the nfl. griffin suffered a c concussion and left the gamed. itazed yes. unfazed? you better believe it.t. >> everybody knows i am a tough guy. i promised i would get up from hits like that and i did. >> the resilience iii got up and it was at fedex field the next week that h he turned in his signature play of 2012. >> it was all a blur. the tight end coach said he felt we run byim, it washat fast i don't know. >>...
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the nfl team with the most points. >> who wins? [ laughter ] >> that's who is going to win this game. >> you only get that kind of insight from wisdom martin, right here, on off the wall. enjoy the game. >> what about your prediction? >> i'm taking the washington redskins! >> of course you are. >> win on sunday, to beat the seahawks and move on in the playoffs. what say you? >> the team that scores the most points! that's who is going to win. 100% accurate. never fails. bet your house on it. >> hit my music! [ laughter ] . >>> the days of wisdom martin being a redskins hater, long gone. that's all the time we have for tonight's show. thanks for letting us be a part of our weekend. hope to see you tomorrow, 3:30 on fox 5, stay there all day. good night.
the nfl team with the most points. >> who wins? [ laughter ] >> that's who is going to win this game. >> you only get that kind of insight from wisdom martin, right here, on off the wall. enjoy the game. >> what about your prediction? >> i'm taking the washington redskins! >> of course you are. >> win on sunday, to beat the seahawks and move on in the playoffs. what say you? >> the team that scores the most points! that's who is going to win. 100%...
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. >>> there's official confirmation that former nfl star junior seau had cte, a con jenti ti jen -- >>> tim tebow will not be playing for his hometown jacksonville jaguars next season. the team's new general manager said he can't imagine a scenario in which tebow will be a jacksonville jaguar, even if he is released by the new york jets. >>> the nfl playoffs this weekend start saturday with baltimore playing in denver against peyton manning and the broncos and green bay will be at san francisco. on sunday, seattle visits the top-seeded atlanta falcons. houston will be at new england. >>> and in hawaii at the pga sony open, a tee shot on the par three 17th hole. his ball lands on top of another ball. that's a shot you don't see every day. >>> and now for another look at the weather. here's nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer. >> it's nice to be here. we are going to see a really nice weekend across the east coast. elsewhere, it is going to cool off quite a bit. we've got 13 degrees in billings, montana, where the snow continues to fall. that whole area stretching down into salt lake city. w
. >>> there's official confirmation that former nfl star junior seau had cte, a con jenti ti jen -- >>> tim tebow will not be playing for his hometown jacksonville jaguars next season. the team's new general manager said he can't imagine a scenario in which tebow will be a jacksonville jaguar, even if he is released by the new york jets. >>> the nfl playoffs this weekend start saturday with baltimore playing in denver against peyton manning and the broncos and green...
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. >>> the son of former nfl star junior seau says he's not surprised that his father suffered from a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head. he killed himself last may, two years after he retired. yesterday the national institute of health said seau's brain had abnormalities consistent with the disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy or cte. >> individuals that have been found to have cte in the past in some cases have exhibited behaviors such as impulsivity, irritability aggression memory loss, and suicidal thoughts. >> seau is the fifth former nfl player to commit suicide who was later found to have cte. >>> in baseball a change in the drug testing griemtd between the managers and the players' association. beginning next season, players will be tested for human growth hormones throughout the regular season. last year players were tested for hgh during spring training. >> to the nba now. some last-minute heroics sunk the heat in miami. lebron james snapped his 54 streak of 24 games. fourth quarter, under a minute to go. a three-pointer to put the t
. >>> the son of former nfl star junior seau says he's not surprised that his father suffered from a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head. he killed himself last may, two years after he retired. yesterday the national institute of health said seau's brain had abnormalities consistent with the disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy or cte. >> individuals that have been found to have cte in the past in some cases have exhibited behaviors such...
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he was only the fourth nfl rookie to rush for 1600 yards. he was offensive rookie of the week three times, and he wrote rushing record for . single season a great he has done job. we will see how the numbers play out. not you are 4-26, there is be excited about. back tonight, a little revenge could be on the mind of the wizards. .inal seconds, a hook shot final seconds, at the buzzer, ties it up that 93. going into overtime, once again, s thomas thecond beale, gains it. six seconds to go in this second overtime. poor wizards. joe johnson, nothing but net. , -- wizards lose 115-113. skins and seahawks sunday at .:30 have the coverage for you. , we invite next week you to watch "jimmy kimmel live 11:00.wing our news at that happens on tuesday, january . prince george's county baker has made a friendly bet with his t in washington. coffeebeen called the that. if the redskins win on sunday, will send baker a basket containing seattle's and starbucks coffee. if the seahawks win, baker will our coffee toof washington state. that coffee made in lan
he was only the fourth nfl rookie to rush for 1600 yards. he was offensive rookie of the week three times, and he wrote rushing record for . single season a great he has done job. we will see how the numbers play out. not you are 4-26, there is be excited about. back tonight, a little revenge could be on the mind of the wizards. .inal seconds, a hook shot final seconds, at the buzzer, ties it up that 93. going into overtime, once again, s thomas thecond beale, gains it. six seconds to go in...
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why sue the nfl? >> there seems to be a body of work available. in 2002, the relationship between cte and the death of mike webster was brought forth by an independent physician. from 2002 to 2007 they did a study with physicians advising the nfl and they were dismissive of that study, referring it very unnice terms what they thought of the science involved. because of that dismissiveness and the fact that the nfl has been flourishing during this period of time, this lawsuit is brought on behalf of player who is say we success fiz ourselves physically for you and we need to be compensated like another workforce where there is a disease attributed to the workplace. >> the nfl is a profitable enterprise. these guys, they get their bell rung week after week. we don't know what the results of these cases, what may happen. how could this impact the nfl in general? >> this is what i would say. since 09 when the nfl came up with a certain number of results to govern how head jurisdiction are handled, they have stepped up and we are really looking histori
why sue the nfl? >> there seems to be a body of work available. in 2002, the relationship between cte and the death of mike webster was brought forth by an independent physician. from 2002 to 2007 they did a study with physicians advising the nfl and they were dismissive of that study, referring it very unnice terms what they thought of the science involved. because of that dismissiveness and the fact that the nfl has been flourishing during this period of time, this lawsuit is brought on...
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un grande la nfl le dira adios al futbol americano. hasta aqui los deportes, buenas noches para todos. ..ultima pausa..pero en unos momentos...toda la informacion del entretenimiento....con fanny gutierrez. concluimos esta edicion de noticias con las notas del entretenimiento, enterese de que manera puede ayudar a una familia del area, donde ver lo ultimo en motocicletas y otras curiosidades... luego de cuatro meses batallando contra un cáncer en el páncreas, la joven peruana mónica mejía falleció. para cubrir los gastos del funeral sus familiares le invitan a una noche de salsa en v3 lounge, mañana viernes a partir de las 9:30 de la noche, el evento tendrá la música en vivo de la orquesta la tremenda. la entrada general cuesta 15 dólares y el dinero recaudado será utilizado para aliviar los gastos del funeral que suman 18 mil dólares... y toda la adrenalina, así como lo último en tecnología y diseños de las moticicletas ya se encuentra en el área. la muestra está disponible a partir de pamañana viernes en el centro d
un grande la nfl le dira adios al futbol americano. hasta aqui los deportes, buenas noches para todos. ..ultima pausa..pero en unos momentos...toda la informacion del entretenimiento....con fanny gutierrez. concluimos esta edicion de noticias con las notas del entretenimiento, enterese de que manera puede ayudar a una familia del area, donde ver lo ultimo en motocicletas y otras curiosidades... luego de cuatro meses batallando contra un cáncer en el páncreas, la joven peruana mónica mejía...
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. >> reporter: an nfl warrior, junior seau, who over a 20-year career made an estimated 1,850 bruising tackles, most of them head first. >> junior seau! >> he'd come home and just hit the blackout button in the bedroom and black out the room so he could just lay down. >> reporter: and today in medical documents obtained by abc news and espn, and confirmed in an exclusive interview seau's family, we learned for the first time that this monster of the middle, who killed himself last year, suffered severe brain damage from repeated blows to the head. >> we all love a good hit and a competitive game where they're battling, but at the end of the game, is it really worth it? >> reporter: seau's family donated his brain to science. the national institutes of health found evidence of shrunken and hardened brain cells like these, tell-tale signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. >> all concurred with the diagnosis of cte. >> reporter: it can be a lethal chain of events. chronic blows to the head, including concussions, can cause cte. the symptoms include dementia, mood swings and depression
. >> reporter: an nfl warrior, junior seau, who over a 20-year career made an estimated 1,850 bruising tackles, most of them head first. >> junior seau! >> he'd come home and just hit the blackout button in the bedroom and black out the room so he could just lay down. >> reporter: and today in medical documents obtained by abc news and espn, and confirmed in an exclusive interview seau's family, we learned for the first time that this monster of the middle, who killed...
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they claim the nfl misled them for decades on the risks of brain injury. this is just no focus on the most important part of your body, which is your brain. >> reporter: the league insists it's made players safety a top priority. the family said they understand that violence is part of football and while the hits make the highlight reels. it's not worth it to not have a dad. >> reporter: the nfl said that the findings on the brain under score the need for more research on concussion related injuries. abc news washington. >> much more of the interview with the family just keep it right here for world news at 6:30. >>> we are working for you with all of the information that you need about brain injury specifically concussions. just head to abc 2news.com/concussion. we have everything from the warning signs, a child could have a concussion to a list of some of the safest helmet that are out there on the market. >>> for the second day in a row the vice president held talks about gun control at the white house and today he met with the nra. the nra said to many
they claim the nfl misled them for decades on the risks of brain injury. this is just no focus on the most important part of your body, which is your brain. >> reporter: the league insists it's made players safety a top priority. the family said they understand that violence is part of football and while the hits make the highlight reels. it's not worth it to not have a dad. >> reporter: the nfl said that the findings on the brain under score the need for more research on concussion...
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as we look ahead to the nfl playoffs. we'll have green bay against 49ers with mostly clear and cool conditions. now, the high of about 40, well, not a high, but the current temperature at game time will be about 49 degrees. as we look at the week ahead, partly cloudy skies on saturday. and then for the rest of the week, we'll go with nothing, but sun. not even a puff of fog out there the way it looks right now as the numbers recover only slow as they will be heading out towards the midwest. but nevertheless bit end of the week, numbers in the upper 50s. 57 degrees in san francisco as well and 55 degrees here for the coast. now, that will be by friday. so the numbers, they are going to be going up about a degree a day. but by this time next week, we could be looking at your forecast highs for the 60s. in fact, you know, we will do all of this based on the computer models. and you know that there is no meteorologist in the world that will be showing you that there, allege days from now. >> yeah. >> on the super computers. >
as we look ahead to the nfl playoffs. we'll have green bay against 49ers with mostly clear and cool conditions. now, the high of about 40, well, not a high, but the current temperature at game time will be about 49 degrees. as we look at the week ahead, partly cloudy skies on saturday. and then for the rest of the week, we'll go with nothing, but sun. not even a puff of fog out there the way it looks right now as the numbers recover only slow as they will be heading out towards the midwest. but...